While this guy Andrew Cavalier may have choked up when he tried asking a question to President Obama about the Veterans Administration, I just about choked on the presidents reassurance that his administration has increased funding for VA facilities to address backlogs in services and claims processing, especially after a crush of younger military personnel began returning from tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Especially??  What about the crush from the Korean and Viet Nam military personnel? What about the WW2 vets still struggling with PSTD and a variety of war related ailments?   What about the vets injured during peace time?

He also pointed to educational services for military personnel and their families that have allowed soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines to attend college.  "We have a sacred trust with people who put on the uniform of the United States," Obama said. "They're willing to put their lives on the line. That means when they come back, we've got to serve them."  Obama also told Cavalier there's no reason to apologize for being emotional about his father's military service.

But the president should have offered up apologies for the current state of the VA and for bailing out the big banks but for ignoring the VA.